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Historical Markers in West Newbury, Massachusetts

 
Clickable Map of Essex County, Massachusetts and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Essex County, MA (345) Middlesex County, MA (409) Suffolk County, MA (536) Hillsborough County, NH (81) Rockingham County, NH (143)  EssexCounty(345) Essex County (345)  MiddlesexCounty(409) Middlesex County (409)  SuffolkCounty(536) Suffolk County (536)  HillsboroughCountyNew Hampshire(81) Hillsborough County (81)  RockinghamCounty(143) Rockingham County (143)
Lawrence and Salem are both the county seat for Essex County
West Newbury is in Essex County
      Essex County (345)  ►
ADJACENT TO ESSEX COUNTY
      Middlesex County (409)  ►
      Suffolk County (536)  ►
      Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (81)  ►
      Rockingham County, New Hampshire (143)  ►
 
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1 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — America’s First Comb Industry —
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 113) at Barberry Lane, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
On this site Enoch Noyes is reported to have started America’s First Comb Industry — — Map (db m155514) HM
2 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — At this site in 1952 —
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 113) at Baileys Lane, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
At this site in 1952 Julian D. Steele was unanimously elected town moderator, becoming the first African-American in the Commonwealth to hold this position. — — Map (db m155670) HM
3 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton —
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 113) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton, born November 6, 1807. He was president of Harvard College from 1860-1862. — — Map (db m155513) HM
4 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Birthplace of Jacob Bayley —
On Baileys Lane north of Main Stret (Massachusetts Route 113), on the right when traveling north.
Birthplace of Jacob Bayley, born July 19, 1726. He made a settlement in Vermont on the oxbow of the Connecticut River in 1762, naming it for the place of his birth. — — Map (db m155512) HM
5 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Camp Sylvester —
On Pleasant Street at Harrison Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Pleasant Street.
19th Masstts Vol. Regt. Encamped here from June 1-July 1, 1861 — — Map (db m155511) HM
6 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — First Site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse — 1731-1816 —
On Meetinghouse Road north of Ash Street, on the right when traveling north.
First site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse, 1731-1816 — — Map (db m155510) HM
7 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Native American Raid —
On Turkey Hill Street at Arrowhead Way, on the right when traveling north on Turkey Hill Street.
Near this site a child was killed and nine other persons taken in a Native American raid on October 7, 1695. All were retaken. — — Map (db m155516) HM
8 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Near This Site —
On Crane Neck Street, on the right when traveling south.
Near this site the first house on Crane Neck Hill was built in 1709 by Ensign Enoch Little. — — Map (db m155507) HM
9 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Near This Site —
On Indian Hill Street at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Indian Hill Street.
Near this site the only Native American recorded killed in West Newbury was killed by Hananiah Ordway — — Map (db m155515) HM
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10 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Original site of the First Parish Meetinghouse. — Completed in 1711. —
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 113) west of Chase Street, on the right when traveling west.
Original site of the First Parish Meetinghouse. Completed in 1711. — — Map (db m155509) HM
11 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Site of the Quaker Meetinghouse —
On Turkey Hill Road at Rogers Street, on the right when traveling south on Turkey Hill Road.
Site of the Quaker Meetinghouse erected 1825, torn down 1920. — — Map (db m155517) HM
 
 
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